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Where's the Outrage Over Nick Berg…………
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Gary -= reluctantly, I agree with you.Reluctantly, simply because the entire episode was a travesty; it was not human! but you are correct that Nick went to Iraq – as many othes do and did – merely to make some good money. Nothing wrong with that. And, obviously, he must have known that going to Iraq is risky – for anyone. None of this justifies what happened. The fact that the rest of his family apparently were "protesters" is neither here nor there, but it irs me that they sued the government. Their son took an enormous risk by going there;so why are they now – in their grief – turning it around and blaming our government. Unless, of course,they know something we don’t? Olly
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>Gary -= reluctantly, I agree with you.Reluctantly, simply because the >entire episode was a travesty; it was not human!
I totally agree. And had a bunch of Arabs drug him out of his home and done this barbaric thing, I would be volunteering to join a posse to hunt them down. >but you are correct >that Nick went to Iraq – as many othes do and did – merely to make some >good money. Nothing wrong with that. And, obviously, he must have known >that going to Iraq is risky – for anyone. None of this justifies what >happened.
Nothing justifies such a brutal murder. But he made the choice to go into a foreign land and he paid the price. >The fact that the rest of his family apparently were >"protesters" is neither here nor there, but it irs me that they sued the >government. Their son took an enormous risk by going there;so why are >they now – in their grief – turning it around and blaming our >government. Unless, of course,they know something we don’t? >Olly
I hope they will reconsider and drop their lawsuit against the government who all but begged him to leave while he was still safe.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I was a lot more outraged at this crime before I heard the Berg family > were suing the USA, than I am now. >Andy writes: > Gary, my understanding is that the Berg’s believed that their son was >in US custody in Iraq. The only way they could force an issue was to >file a lawsuit, which would force the US to reply with information. > They naturally assumed that their son was in the hands of some US >police over there. This does not seem to have been the case. The reports >I read was that he was in local Iraqii jails. The US authorities would not >know about things like this unless it were brought to their attention, and >you >can bet the Iraquis don’t talk much about American Jews they lock up. > So, it seems to me that the family was just pursuing all their options >at the >time to find out where their son works. Perhaps it worked. Perhaps the US >guys called up the Iraquii guys and ask "what the hell?" and Nick was >released. Or turned over to the rebels. Or let loose where he could be >captured. > My sympathy is for Nick, and then for his family. If they turn this into >a legal circus and try to sue someone for money, my sympathies for the >family will change quickly, also. But for now, I am willing to believe that >they were pursuing the only course open to them. > Remember, the lawsuit started LONG before anyone knew that Nick >Berg had been captured… > Andy in Fink, Texas
I agree. I don’t think however that many Americans are being held in Iraqi jails. The Iraqi police are under our wing. Thumper
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Watching the news and listening to all the news channels talk about Neck Berg and how he >>was killed, made me feel sick to my stomach, then I was thinking isn